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During the Vietnam Buddhist ritual of Mahayana (Mahayana) has many organizational aspects:

lenhac (quiet sound), the ceremony proceedings (voice Meditation, Voice), Mass air (instruments, methods and gas), Easter (y, crowns), Hall (where the ceremony), rituals (display means, behavior), worship (bowing) Within the ceremony would be presented as follows:

I . SIGNIFICANCE AND BENEFITS OF THE CEREMONY BAI

A / General: Lord Buddha is revered and expressed his admiration for the Enlightened. There is also capable of destroying high self-esteem, self-conceit of his age, and theaters before an absolute belief to express faithfully, even glasses to the Buddha, that is with ourselves. Lord Buddha has four ways:

1 / O nestled himself close to the ground (the local contingent swear): how to get this lalam destroy his arrogance and show respect to Buddha. Five could be 5 bophan in humans: 2 arms, 2 legs and head. When the bow is 5 parts from planted this must touch the ground. When the Lord in this manner as in the right of the big economic Avatamsaka Depending Numbers That taught as an illustration:

-When the knee to kneel down, pray for all living creatures in the right sense.

-When left knee I kneel down, pray for the heathen put all the wrong view on the right path.

-When the right hand against the ground, may be as solid as the court sitting Buddha Vajra, the auspicious Bodhi enlightenment.

-When your left hand against the ground, being difficult to pray for the separation from pagan, photography using four methods (charity, soft speech, work benefits, concentric, and burdens with intimacy with each other ) madua near each other on the right path.

The ground-Khidau child, being pledged to give up arrogance, into tuudao Supreme Bodhi.

2 / O face in his hands (the specified network interface continues holidays): ie Lord Buddha held true, reverence infinite, as are embracing real Buddha.

a / the corresponding position (O phaidung ritual, the very feet of the heart).

When the Lord himself seriously, dress properly, mind, mind failure with the sole purpose: Lord Buddha, agreed to cultivate, no bridges, no evidence. Chief Justice Lord is so minded interrelated so-called key corresponding location. In contrast, encounter the following error.

b / chronic corresponding Contempt: When Lord Buddha not strictly body, mind is not pure, mind wandering, as the machine chilay mouth haphazard pray, pray in panic. Body, mind, the movements are starting to disrespect, contempt contempt chronic so-called chronic respectively.

c / Journal respective sense: Start dauan grooming, pure mind, but because sensory hearing complex scenes recorded infection (eyes of it, glanced at the person), raising the shy mind, should not hesitate comes out awkward movements Lord Buddha, happy worshipers, is reluctant to call the corresponding sensory complex.

3 / O put his forehead to the ground three times (three first stage): This is a normal bow, as "one tamdanh ceremony", three times put his forehead to the ground is manifest sincerity and reverence to the Three Jewels .

4 / O stand: In business newspapers around the Great Phuong Quang has written: "Master Tri Dang Thanh Van named Manjusri asked him that: O Lord Buddha to like? - Response: If the economic, policy must be considered as the Buddha, the body must strictly, not italic, not crooked, not lay, not dynamic. mind to start up a quiet no slightest distress. Although that took the stand but with respect, tranquility as is Lord Buddha. " As we stand vaiy seriously, the notion arises revered own mind, that calm the mind towards the Buddha is equally beneficial.

Karma in economic analysis of variance with the interests of the Lord Buddha as follows: "Buddha is from a bow the knee to the head and above all have sat cakkavatti apparent pro over and also get 10 different merit as follows:

1-there is bodily yourself beautiful mystery

I say two-word they all believe.

3-For even evil people, I do not fear.

4-Buddhas are usually pro household maintenance.

5-yourself full majesty, get people to love.

6-People are all familiar to help.

7-diameter heavenly beings are loved.

8-full of mercy, enjoying all the saints.

9-When the dead are reborn identified.

10-Themselves deserted attained Nirvana.

B / Analysis of the Lord Buddha and THE MANAGEMENT.

According to the classic type of Lord Buddha 7, 3 and 4 types of veSU belongs OF

a / Three (3) types belong to is:

1-Lord Buddha, but also character conceit: Followers of Buddhism Lord Buddha in compression but not heart, so that when (recommended care, lowering gas), but also keep the conceit, narcissism inherent, or due to sudden of course, but to bow polite, shy, crestfallen, but have respectfully but only temporary, not bowing properly, father `p khongdung arms or legs to stand, the idea alone, pray beg radiation disturbances, such as Buddhist thought Phatdo trade. But the Flower Adornment Sutra, natural Confucian Section, says: "People who are not put down so arrogant heart, being little more offense." Thus the laypeople when Lord Buddha to bring all our minds, have not a slightest bit of our pride, put all his mind on the new Lord Buddha would have benefited.

2-O initiated by the painting: It is the Lord Buddha as bithuc pushed by another person or external kinetic energy, oh no formal, no majesty, no pure heart, mind focus, bowing with a breeze cavity, or see the Lord, the Lord as his, I heard the Lord also pioneered the thinking mind where the first end, is not the slightest attention to the Lord Buddha are both. O so that the Decho, to finish the job and no formal action should decline congduc themselves very much.

3-O with body and mind of respect: That is their own or listen to the Lord Buddha initiated the ceremony, then started his own mind thoughts immediately to the Buddha mind, body and mind are all manifested forms very solemn reverence . At this base pure 6, 6 on a form provided concepts are diligent, Lord with all his boundless devotion. Nhuvay is worshiped by the whole body, provided heliocentric network, whereby the merit arising.

b / Four (4) types belong JUSTIFICATION: (based on inference causes)

1-findings that are pure O: Is all your mind realm, scene corresponding heart, O Lord Buddha which is the "intellectual purity" of his. Thus the Buddha's mind and body text information, see the Buddha is mind. Pure mind is the Buddha of course ourselves.

2-O Three Jewels are all over France's bow: Once you understand your body and mind with things is not away from each other, with Buddhism being equally well. In economic teaching: "A body is close to ceiling for itself. Most variables most closely ceiling Buddhist ceremony." It means that our body also appears in countless mundane completed. Lord Buddha was a separate body, then all the other relatives Lord Buddha. So is our Lord Buddha is Lord over France's so-called "margin" is a total of 10 O throughout the Dharma Realm, 10 Buddhas.

3-O with the visualization true: Lord Buddha is my Lord, my world around France. So that is expressed bowing out to visualize the action that is associated Buddhas are body and mind, Buddha and sentient beings with the same, the current image by visualizing power. So imagine bow that will reap immeasurable merit.

4-O as Lord Buddha that all beings without distinction. Oh so-called bowing to the Equality Minister, 3 way Lord Buddha (the reason) above action but also think that: I, Buddha and sentient being. By the fourth way: take to the minister of equality is no longer in the Lord is my distinction, Buddha, beings again. All divine Scripture is just a selection as possible, for whatever you use the same regardless. Hence his new Manjushri says: "Energy festive ceremony emptiness of President" means the Lord, O nguoiduoc, neither, but only the silence is a valuable only.

In conclusion Lord Buddha classified seven types, according to The and Ly dechi practice drops on the way to go through each stage to get yourself tuhuan file, when virtually reached maturity: bowing to the Equality Minister as Lord Buddha. So the laypeople on buocduong practice, a clear need to learn to attain the Lord Buddha quatrong practice.

C / O Buddhist movements

1 / Coho: Two touch heel snugly together, two feet spread out around 60 degrees.

2 / observe hand: Two hands bunched up, the fingers close together, eyes looking down the nose and the finger anonymous is just right.

3 / Starter upright, his eyes looked up, his hands neatly into the armpits, hands bunched up.

4 / Begin O: raw hands serving, slowly bring up the look with the Ton Statue of sight, then slowly lower your hands down, bow down in preparing the body down, as close to the ground, two hands spread out, palms facing down into two trees to the ground support body, knees and bowed slightly softened the ground, so in a Lada in a crouching position, depending on how prone people and that changes are bowing arm :

a-If ladau show continued: Then turn your back hands overlap, phaidat hand on his left hand and bowed his face into his hands.

b-If the address can be contingent: Then his hands is still against xuongdat palms face, and bowed his head, his forehead is close to the ground.

c-If the three first stage: Then both hands and posture and head against the ground three times.

5 / When the Lord finished: head up slowly, if at first tuthe continues, the two-hand return thechong capsized, use mild thrust herself up and standing up very seriously and continue.

Get 6/Tu stand: My stand is the most simple, but very vulnerable to loss of decorum, so we need to pay attention. Before bowing, standing very straight, his hands in accordance with the factors mentioned above, one minute silence to focus thoughts and vow to Lord Buddha. Done slowly bring your hands up, while the head slightly bent down and folded myself again.

Number of bowing in Buddhism are: Glass-Tam Bao expression regulation: 3 bow.

-Tu An expression in return : 4 bow.

Glass-expression regulation Jewels and parents: 5 O.

After getting done, some 3 months and bowed low to the deto nestled respect.

When the bow is absolutely horizontal, vertical or raised at the lack of dignified movement or ask to talk to other people are making their vanguoi take part congduc distracted.

In summary, the Lord Buddha is a very important trongdoi with laypeople in the process of practice, we always decorated set to reach the point A, Li member content. Every day Lord Buddha with a labor faithfully, even glass, one mind, unanimous. O Lord that a: - O Lord with the real ten-general equality. Being new nhuvay promote and enhance the direct circuit merit cultivation.

(Quoted in Practice of lay Buddhist Khanh Van)

II. How Lord Buddha

In Buddha s time, when people worship the quymop, beginning to foot Buddha. it is bowed . Or people walk around the Buddha three rounds, by hand. it is that much of the three towers . And as lePhat at temples , which reinforced the Lord Buddha, the peak body holidays, mouth proclaimed title Buddha, the Buddha mind is before him.

BAI 拜 : (Language Journal). When Buddha should follow the rules that regulatory Buddhism, because Buddha way other than worship of the world.

LePhat how this narrative as follows:

1 - Chap hands, resting on his chest, standing in front of specific coordinates (shown sitting).

2 - Putting his right hand down the center of coordinates cu.i

3 - traidat hand coordinates at the left edge of the front engine (this is one movement)

4 - The right hand comes out tutrong between the right edge of the specific coordinates (this is half the work) that the manner of the world worshiping movement known lahai half), two areas to about 6 inches apart).

5 - Starter set to specific coordinates in the middle between two hands.

6 - retractable hands palms up and your back, this time using his hand to foot Buddha, so-called Starter holidays excluded area (head and face lechan).

7 - Hold hands back, flip up, but still hold your position on specific coordinates.

8 - Areas taken up from the specific coordinates.

9 - Pull your right hand on the specific coordinates.

10 - Provide coordinates from the left hand placed on the chest as tool design and hands.

11 - Use the right hand down to grab power Pi stood up (at the same time, both knees and left the court-appointed), and clasped with his left hand, resting on his chest.

At this point a bow, and at least three bow to bow. If the calculation of SO3 bow many times over, like 6 O, 9 O, 12 O, etc..

O is complete, and add a bow again that men called the devout offering , and the Buddha called The attack (visit). When finished bowed, his hands still clasped his chest and then slowly bring your hands down (at this time both are bent) knees about an inch, to put her hand inside his left hand into a fist as he lifted up the eyebrow level (at this nguoida upright), the hand stretched straight out, resting on his chest , palms facing up, thumbs intersection, this is the publication of Lord Di Da. Lord Buddha's it like coming here.

(From the Sino Vietnamese Buddhist Encyclopedia)

III. How Lord Buddha and Contemplation of China

(Excerpts from the book Medicine Buddha and Medicine Buddha = O)

The way his hands:

1 - two arms should be relaxed, upright, flexible, light, power switch does not get near.

2 - Two hands pressed together as if the left-hand odd fit, or vice versa.

3 - Two hands clasped to his chest, arms in the air is sandwiched next door (for blood circulation plasticity)

* Two thumbs vented to the previous level Intermediate People (Lamb middle), acupuncture points are located in the center horizontal line centered on the breasts.

4-Two eyes looked straight into two hands, to see yourself trying to control his hands or not properly psychosis, his hands is not easy, five fingers when his mind is wandering, then two fingers Saudi Arabia is often exposed, is not easily closed. Should take care to observe, raise awareness, the new five fingers are tight.

How to get:

Buddha means enlightenment. Lord Buddha is expanding their own awareness chukhong should worship blindly and motdong nor consistent work to nature. If they will not understand the habits of the movements are available in enticing people to go another route.

Lord Buddha laboi up essential capabilities "practice introspection," which arouse awareness already present in previous habits become useful, rather than a movement. So should always reflect on each movement. While Lord Buddha to pay attention not close your eyes, but from start to finish to collect spirit photography label, reflect tuthan,, consistent in itself. Vision concentrate the main road between the eyes. It should be understood that why you have to do the right thing in every movement. Because of the high Buddha is looking at us. Can not be without this bietdieu. O that love, that feeling is not so bowed that. Photography should capture the senses, not to be scattered haphazard.

1 / Coho nhucay information straight, but relax: relax.

The feet opens out into a V, two thumbs and two spaced about 26cm apart about 7cm heel (before 8 inch and 2 inch Tau Tau), two feet standing straight as pine trees, the weight equally divided over two heel, take a deep breath body totally relaxed, toes and relax, head like a bell hanging, upright, flexible, ear right between the shoulders. Brine coao close, neck and chest bones to each other. Take the midpoint of the heel, c in t spine and the top is a vertical line. Lower jaw joints to tunhien, no doubt ế grace or clenching your teeth. Tongue, jaw, pharyngeal soft are loosened. His tongue to the roof to the upper jaw, tongue hang up like a balls sucking air. Thus, the new normal salivary gland well, in nasal and pharyngeal airway circulation is comfortable. Relax, the gas circulation circuit, the top is cool plastic giugin mindful, no love, no disturbances.

2 / observe hand (for photography center)

Two hands joined with nhaude chest, shoulders and arms relaxed, toe angle front vented Dan medium (Lamb secondary) are not too close to the chest, how about I inch west. Themselves taking control, five fingers close together straight upwards. Particularly difficult tight little finger with the ring finger, should give attention to notice. If the mind is not focused to reveal little finger. Hands must be kept neat though, but not gong to drive, if the left hand presses the laxity, or vice versa. Inhale deeply relaxed shoulders, under his arm to open, not closed against the elbow. Keep letting go straight, breathe in the air was full, photographic recording label god, look at the middle line of the two palms folded, straight into the air to stop the nose.

3 / Put your head (look back)

Soft bow reverently bowed head slowly bent down close to the chest, neck to stand completely without power. In the beginning was not bent, it is because the neck muscles, long time no animal shortening, just relax, exercise several times (as when asleep, the natural bent easily, absolutely no need energy use in these movements.) Just mail giande long neck muscles only. But to collect photographic label god, I look back, Lord Buddha is to practice (in the). Trongdong work, although the immediate situation has changed, but are in the spirit of the label suthau photography, photography is recorded senses.

4 / Fold myself back (spine curves toward the back). Humility

Tr at heel ng in mind, it stands on the heel and toes loose bearing. Head looking straight down the middle look like ourselves. If necessary, look at the road between his heels, just as people used to lie down with the power to sit up, making the breast, abdomen, buttocks, knees are simultaneously backwards towards the spine causing back and forth sit up. Belly and navel can retire a ship size (about 33cm), while the real estate arm.

5 / Shoulder relaxation (preparing to sit down)-letting

Still keeping his head down and postures itself as the old folded, hands still clasped straight down between the two heels, shoulders down by the pull-down nature. This movement will eliminate the obstacles of everyday shoulder muscle. The next two movements quickly and constantly fight each other to the ground in a flash before kneeling down is movement forward. The movements are very fast about 3 seconds, but kept the focus, while taking power in the navel to expand the critical heel. So should thekhong negligence must be considered explicitly.

6 / Cong knees (knees bent close to that) - Provide glass

Continue to bow, bend the body, hanging hands and keep upright legs that bend your knees until your hands touch ground (imagine the rear calves have to rely on a chair leg chair that sits down ). Eyes still stared straight line between the two eyes varon right, based on this line that sits straight down on both heels and ready to fight down matdat hand, gently separate the two hands the palms knee l é t dechong towards the back ground. The new file is crashing knees tend vephia ago, should be trying to exercise. NOTE: Since before movements bend the knee Uncertainty about and then turns to the next, so when placed in the knee, the calf is still upright but do not dive knee giucho ago.

7 / Kneeling on the ground (very respectful and humble)

When the fingertips touch the ground, when the two hands may touch the ground, new heels up to his knees briefly in quyxuong, very fast movements. The hand and toe joints deuduoc stretched out, the joints of each foot are pulled out, all the same movement. Where the fingers touch the ground is not level with the knee when kneeling. Knees a little bit open about 5cm, (not to be too wide, lying close to the ground from the spine and relax. When the knee was kneeling on the ground, the arms relaxed. Please pay attention to focus .

8 / Kneeling gently sat on the lower legs (ending disorder)

Soles upward V-shape, two big toes gently touching each other without overlapping, butt placed gently on both sides of c brewed a heel, kneeling v u sit NGI, unload of body weight fell on two feet. (This position has the ability to stretch the ankle joints, stimulating criticisms xabach blood cells). Note: The focus is on two feet.

9 / Two hands stretched forward to welcoming Buddha. (To trove awareness)

Sit firm, focusing ogiua two heels, full body relax, put your head up, his hands soft, forward straight to the middle as shown below (/ \) put down the fingers of land, relax your hands still, not moving near, but the two still deploy shoulder muscle pull forward. At this lower stomach facing the ground, his body relaxed, (energy at the navel.)

10 / In stature sowing the ground. (Awakening)

Keep focus, get haidau middle finger as the fulcrum fell on the ground, elbows on the two sides, two horizontal elbows straight with the ears, extended shoulders, shoulders flat, do not withdraw shoulders back, arm extended, expanded chest, lung stretch, fingers, palms flat facing the ground (shown Center equality). During elbow extension, the two upper body down to the ground, vented ground. Should not be excessive barreling forward, but can lower the better to make up the backbone behind the curve, so this makes a deep breath, your head, heel cord and between the two lies on a straight line.

11 / Turn your back to put his hands on the real Buddha. (Jump flesh into St.)

First of all hands gently holding a half, while flipping your hands over your fingers slowly turned out like a lotus flower that grows, as devoted to bringing offerings to the Buddha. This work represents doang determination, determination itself changes its direction of Buddha to learn. Two tables hand completely flat, not Xieng Xeo, gong hard, but to relax soft as lotus petals. Use this hand shower set foot Buddha. Hands over your head forward about a fist. Two middle fingers about 1 inch of two west, but fingers relaxed but straight.

12 / his mind with the Buddha-mind. (Smooth harmony)

While flipping hand pick Buddha, Buddhist meditation standing on his lotus hands and took his bow. At this meet smiling buddha mind. Optical zoom falls Buddha himself, Buddha's light shone down and go into his head, e a y throughout the body and mind, the whole body are relaxed, natural smile and breathe deeply.

13 / Return kneeling posture. (Credit happy life)

After welcoming Buddha, also holds half a hand, to receive Buddha's power, and then again to close the hand facing the matdat, symbolizing equality charity, breathe naturally, took the kneeling straight up sit back, two Hand drawn on two knees and fingers horizontally to the knee. So head up to be like a wooden statue up such as zipper pulls his faith Phatdang up, full body relax completely, do not use force, not leaning back should make the effort to sit up there.

14 / Turn palms outward leg. (Complete hykhoi issue)

Using the knee as the fulcrum, resistance to use of two hands on both sides of appended knee. Thanks to the drag when put your head up, left buttocks natural sitting position makes your feet are automatically converted into a V-shaped bowls (/ \). Two big toes touching the ground turned out about 26cm apart, two inward heel separated by about 6cm. The purpose degiu movements in place and initial size after standing up

15 / stand up. (Steadily not back)

Like the wood is pulled up in seconds, as the Buddha pulled up from the top by a wire, very flexible, rapid standing light returned. When standing up completely without power, moved near, nor fight with your hands up and just use the pull-up power at the top. Do not store up front butt, put your head up after.

If doing so will spend all the strength back, and will be back pain.

Why xuongdat hands first and then knelt next? If we do not fight to the ground before hand that suddenly knelt down, the knee joints can hurt. As I said before; Lord Buddha as Flexible movements as a rule, not the torture lamot, no need to make the trade body life. So soft hands to the ground truocde taken fulcrum, then the new feet knelt briefly in up to, in the softness of the movement is to subdue the human mind. Chongdat hands that kneeling is a sign of reverence, humility, compassion extreme.

IV. Replication deceased.

Dear Huong Linh is a rite of worship and customs of ethnic Grandparent Vietnam, but only that this hetruoc learned. Especially those in charge of family rituals, village. These were often referred to as "pupil ceremony." Bosach common basis for celebration is the Cub student Quynh Lam School, of which many book and explain different parts of the nation's transmission facilities leco. In the "O" with instructions on bowing deceased as follows:

1 / Acceptance hands: Before bowing, standing strictly in the middle of the projection circle. The two front feet wide after the narrow V-shaped, two hands joined together. There are two ways his hands:

The right hand holds a-back, left hand holding the outer right hand. The thumb of his left hand pressed the cross to the right hand thumb.

b-The fingers of two hands knitting back and pressed both palms together, thumbs up cungde of the left hand thumb of right hand as shown above. To hand in the center of the chest; high heart level, the distance between the chest and hands about an inch west.

2 / How to get:

a step-up one step left leg, right leg steps in, stand up straight as before, as a point.

b-Cong back, bend your knees, use both hands to the ground as the fulcrum.

c-Left foot pole, put back on the right foot, knees level with the left foot;

Right foot pole, the left foot push back vesau, par knees as his right foot. (Equal knees). Lower two elbows to the ground as the fulcrum, or hands to turn your back saup sole discretion, bent over his forehead to the ground.

3 / Stand up: Use the power of the hands (if they turn your stomach to your back again) pushing the body kneeling straight up, serving both hands to his chest as above. Putting the left foot forward, left leg in a kneeling, his hands still clasped titleson the left knee, left leg and use of force to turn up the nose leg, left leg into the right leg, back posture and position at the start.

Note: The sleeves are wide and long holidays (the length of both sleeves of the shirt by height). Before bowing down, his hands are in his hands posture, wearing out two more circles on the bottom, when the hands were up and down the sleeves down to avoid pressure. Step forward is to avoid foot pedal lap, so that when people stand up from losing focus.

Through the above reference, we have a clear perception: of origin, manipulate, meaning and benefits of worship. Initial laypeople wish you thuci action, realization in practice, so that sublimation ashrams and dignified on the way to learn.

Each sect, each country has its own rituals bring a national identity such as Japan, Tibet. . . very precious. In this range we also hope to keep the national identity "Vietnam Buddhist Sangha" .END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.( TAM THANH ).NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).MHDT,11/4/2012.